Definition of structured thinking: structured thinking is a thinking method that takes the structure of things as the object of thinking and guides the process of thinking and expression.
Structured thinking has three elements: first, the theme is clear, that is, there must be a clear central idea; The second is classification and grouping, which groups similar information together. When grouping, the ideas at all levels should belong to the same category, be independent of each other and not repeat (the third level is logical progression. There should be a logical relationship vertically and a progressive relationship horizontally (information at the same level).
In our daily study, work and life, we often need to make reports, make suggestions and express opinions. How can I express my views clearly and clearly when I speak, without being nervous, and effectively convey information to others? _? )? Structured thinking can get you out of the dilemma of oral expression as long as there are two points. One is to have a theme first, not to put on airs afterwards. Having a theme first is to throw an idea in the first sentence, which can guide the audience to listen to your ideas, rather than not knowing what you want to express in the fog. Postposition refers to putting information on the shelf and expressing it logically. There are three kinds of bookshelves in common use: the first one is time/step shelf, and the information is organized in chronological order, with sequential and causal relationships; The second is the space/element framework, which is divided into different components, and the information supporting the theme is all components; The last one is the degree framework, which selects the most important points according to the degree and expounds them respectively. As for information, this requires us to constantly accumulate "(? ? ? )? . Do these two things, you can make your speech have answers to a great extent, Kan Kan also talked about (? )? .
Besides oral expression, writing is also a common headache for us. ﹏? ), year-end summary, work progress report, research report, etc. They all press us like mountains. Don't be afraid! Structured thinking can help you level these mountains one by one. The first thing to do is to put your point of view first, show your point of view at the beginning, give others what they want to see most, get their attention, and enhance the stickiness of the article. The second is to have an outline first, that is, don't start writing the full text in a hurry, just think about it in one go, but build the structure first and then write the content. Once again, it is a connecting link. When writing, pay attention to the appropriate transition between each structure and each paragraph. A clever way is to select a keyword/phrase from the previous sub-topic to summarize its ideas and use it in the opening sentence of the next topic sentence (see my opening sentence (▽)/). At last, it sublimates (just like writing a composition in middle school (> ω? *? )? ), it requires us to make clear our next suggestions or plans and look forward to the future (the future is beautiful). ▽? )ノ)。 Commonly used sublimation methods are as follows: 1. Summarize the collected articles; Second, make clear suggestions or plans for the next step and look forward to the future (scientific research papers are also this routine); Third, share relevant links and books as small eggs for the article (there will be eggs at the end of the article).
No matter whether it is oral expression or writing, no matter how good the framework is without content, it is just a shell without soul. If you want to have a soul and a mind, you need to have your own knowledge system as the content of the supporting framework. However, in this Internet age, fragmented time, fragmented information and fragmented learning do not seem to enrich our brains. On the contrary, they make us feel that we have gained nothing and become more and more anxious, and then we learn, gain nothing, become more and more anxious and fall into an infinite loop. How to break the game? That is to build your own knowledge system. Structured thinking can help you build your own knowledge system. The first thing to do is to lay a good foundation, find a reliable initial system and establish it. So how to obtain reliable and high-quality information sources, there are three ways: first, experts, by consulting paid Internet products to find experts; Second, professional websites, such as Zhihu, Google, quora, Wikipedia, etc. The third is classic books, which can systematically learn this knowledge. The second thing to do is to supplement and fill the knowledge system in time. There are two ways: one is to add new information in time and bring it into the existing system, including the construction of knowledge in unified fields and different fields; The second is to expand the application and link knowledge with problems, including knowledge and problems, problems and knowledge. Knowledge depends on problems, that is, whenever you see a piece of knowledge, you think about what problems this knowledge can be used to solve; The problem depends on knowledge, that is, what problems you encounter. Don't throw away the past knowledge before making a decision, but go back to the knowledge system and see which one can help you solve the problem. At this point, you have understood the application of structured thinking. What else is there? Look down, huh?
Why build your own knowledge system? In order to solve problems, after all, life is a spiral process of constantly encountering problems and then constantly solving them. If you can't solve the problem, you will turn around and even sink to the bottom, ending this life with nothing to do. But we all want to live a meaningful life. What shall we do? Solve problems with structured thinking. When there are many problems in the same period of life, many people will feel a mess, unable to start and unable to solve them. In fact, as long as the main problem is found (using tools such as two-dimensional matrix of importance and urgency), other problems can be solved easily. Structured thinking tells us that we should solve the problem in this way: first, we should clarify the problem, that is, the gap between the status quo and the goal, so as to clarify the direction of improvement; Then analyze all the potential causes of the problems and gaps. When analyzing problems, we should pay attention to: first know the reasons, and then think about the solutions; Want a framework to analyze the cause of the problem; When analyzing the reasons within this framework, it is necessary to verify the possible reasons one by one. Later, the hypothesis was put forward, and some reasons were assumed by controlling variables; After the hypothesis is put forward, it is necessary to collect data to verify the reason of the hypothesis; After leaving, put forward countermeasures according to the reasons.
So far, we have learned about structured thinking and its application? The next step is to practice structured thinking and apply it? Come on! ▽? ) ノ Try to be a little sun?
Course-related: compulsory for professionals: structured thinking and communication